Ernest Brian Nelson Booth (30 September 1924 – 9 April 2022)[1] was an Australian cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Tasmania between 1946 and 1960.[2]
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| Full name | Ernest Brian Nelson Booth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1924 Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 April 2022 (aged 97) Riverside, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946-1960 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Booth attended Launceston High School and the University of Tasmania.[3] He served in the Royal Australian Navy in the Pacific during World War II.[4][3] Later he worked as a chartered accountant in Launceston.[5]
Booth was a left-handed middle-order batsman.[6] He made a century against Victoria in December 1950. Tasmania needed 252 to win and were two wickets for 10 when Booth went in. He made 113 in 284 minutes and was out with the score at 9 for 237; Tasmania lost by nine runs.[7][8]
Booth married Marion Davies in Launceston in May 1950.[9][10] Their marriage produced five children and lasted until his death in the Launceston suburb of Riverside on 9 April 2022, at the age of 97.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Ernest Brian BOOTH". Examiner. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Brian Booth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Played Senior Cricket While at School". Examiner: 11. 28 October 1949.
- ^ "Booth, Ernest Brian Nelson". Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "[Untitled]". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 15. 28 June 1973.
- ^ "Brian Booth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Victoria's Narrow Victory Against Tasmania". Mercury: 11. 27 December 1950.
- ^ "Tasmania v Victoria 1950-51". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Bride Wears Family Heirlooms". Examiner: 8. 29 May 1950.
- ^ Vinall, Frances (23 May 2020). "Celebrating seven decades of marriage". Examiner. Retrieved 14 June 2022.